Reeling or coiling device for rod or wire mills.



, Patented Feb. I2, |90l. V. E. EDWARDS.

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VICTOR E. EDVARDS, OF `WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FEELING @E COILiNG DEVlCEFOR ROD OR WIRE MILLS.

SPECIFICATLON forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,870, dated February 12, 1901. Application filed March 27, 1899. Serial No. 710,531. (No model- To (LH 'whom 'H1 nmy/ concern,.- framework 14. Ashaft or rod 21 is fitted cen- Be it known that l, VICTOR E. EDWARDS, trally in the base 18. Fitted to slide on the 55 a citizen of the United States, residing at shaft 21 is a frame or spider 22, which carlWorcester, in the county of Vorcester and ries a number of pins 23, which project up State of Massachusetts, have invented a new through the base 18. These parts are so arand useful Reeling orCoilingDevice for Rod ranged that an annular space will be pro` or Wire Mills, of which the followingisaspecivided between the series of pins and the 6o cation. guard 17, in which the rod or wire Will be The aim of this invention is to provide a coiled by the rotary coiler. io new and improved reeling or ceiling device 24 designates one or more arms, preferably for rod or wire mills which can be operated two, which are journaled on the pivot 19, and to deliver the coils or bundles in a very efliwhich arms connect by links tothe frame 65 cient and simple manner. or spider 22. The arm or arms 24 are also To this end the invention consists of the connected by links 2b' to a piston-rod 27, and i5 devices described and claimed in this speciiithus to piston 28, arranged in cylinder 29.

cation and illustrated in the accompanying designates a stop for limiting the downdrawings, in whiclrward inclination of the base 18. 7o

Figure 1 isa diagrammatic plan view of my 81 designates a suitable conveyor arranged improved device, and Fig. 2 isa sectional elebeside the ceiling device, onto which the zo vation. reels or coils C may be delivered. This con- .A rod or wire ceiling device constructed acveyer may consist either of a car or any of cording to myinvention consists of a horizonthe usual endless conveyers used for this purtal base and a number of pins which form a pose. core for the reel or coil. The base is hinged The operation of my device is as follows:

z5 to the frame and means are provided so that The parts are shown in their normal position the same can be lowered on its hinge to swing in Fig. 2 in full lines. Vith the partsin this down, so that the coil or roll of wire can slide position and with the base 18 horizontal the 8o out laterally thereon. Means are also proincoming wire or rod is formed into a coil by vided in connection with the above so that the rotary coiler 16 between the pins 23 and 3o the core will be freed from the coil to permit the guard 17. The parts are kept in this poof this lateral delivery. I am thus enabled sition by maintaining the pressure behind the to produce a very simple and eficientdevice piston 28. When the rod is coiled, pressure for this purpose and one which has the adis admitted to the right of the piston 28 and vantages of being horizontal in position dur the pressure on the left thereof is relieved,

35 ing the coiling of the rod or wire and which and thus the piston 28 will be moved toward still obtains an efficient lateral delivery. the left. This will swing the base 18 about My invention further consists of the dethe pivot 10 until the edge of the base 18 9o tails of construction which are hereinafter strikes against the stop 30. Then the condescribed, and more particularly pointed ont tinued movement. of the piston to the left will 4o in the claims at the end ot' this specification. cause the spider 22 to move down on the shaft Referring in detail to the drawings, 10 and 21,and thus thepins 23 or the core on which the 11 designate the last rolls or by-pass of a mill. coil is formed will be withdrawn through the 95 The rod or wire is conducted therefrom by base, the parts then assuming the position pipe 12 down into a bushing 13, which, with shown in the dotted linesin Fig. 2. This will .a5 the extending nozzle 1o', Vforms a rotary coiler. permit the coil C to slide laterally olf of the The bushing 11i isjournaled in suitable framebase 18 onto the con veyer 31. By causing the work la, and the same may be driven by any piston 28 to move to the right the parts will roo o1 the usual gearing, as miter-gears 15. be restored to their normal position and the 1'7 designates a circular guard which is seoperation can be continued. 5o cured to the frame. Of course mechanical means can be substi- 18 designates the base. This base 18 is tuted for the piston, if desired. hinged on a pivot orshaft19,which pivotis se- My device thus forms a very simple one for cured iny journals or bearings 2O 2O on the this purpose and one by which the reel or coil can be delivered free of the coiling device without manual manipulation. My device also has the advantage that the base remains in a horizontal position during the coiling or reeling operation, so that the coil or reel will be accurately and nicely formed.

The details and arrangements for practicing myinvention herein shown may be greatly Varied by a skilled designer without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1 l. In a rod or wire coiling device, the combination of a tilting base or floor which normally occupies a horizontal position while the rod or wire bundle is coiled thereon, a core or mandrel around which the rod or wire bundle is coiled, which core or mandrel normally extends up from the surface of the floor or base while the same is in its horizontal position, and means for producing a relative movement of said parts, whereby the core or mandrel will stand in position to leave the surface of the base or floor unobstructed when the same is tipped or tilted to an inclined position, substantially as described.

2. In a rod or wire coiling device, the combination of a tilting floor or base which occupies a horizontal position while the rod or wire bundle is coiled thereon, a core or mandrel comprising a number of projections or pins which extend up through said door orbase so as to project up therefrom when the floor or base is in its normal or horizontal position, means for oscillating said tilting floor or base, and means for withdrawing the core or mandrel, so that the pins thereof will leave the surface of the floor or base unobstructed when the same stands in its tipped or tilted position, substantially as described.

3. In a rod or wire coiling device, the combination of a tilting floor or base upon which the rod or wire bundle is coiled, a number of pins normally extending up through the floor or base to form a core or mandrel about which the rod or wire bundle is coiled when the iioor or base is in its horizontal position, said pins being mounted to turn or tilt with the floor or base, and to have an independent movement therefrom for sliding or withdrawing the same beneath the base or floor, and means for operating said parts, substantially as described.

4. In a rod or wire ceiling device, the combination of a base or floor normally occupying a horizontal position while the rod or wire bundle is being coiled thereon, and arranged to tilt or swing down upon a hinge at one side thereof, a series of pins extending up through the base or floor to form a core or mandrel when the parts are in their normal position, said pins being mounted to tip or tilt with the base or floor, and to lbe withdrawn longitudinally beneath the surface of said base or ioor when the 4same is in its tipped or tilted position, and means for operatin g said parts, substantially as described.

5. In a rod or wire ceiling device, the combination of a tilting base or floor which occupies ahorizontal position when the rod or wire bundle is being coiled thereon, a shaft or guide extending down from said door, aframe or spider movable thereon, and having pins which project up through the base or floor While the same is in its horizontal position, and operating connections arranged so that said pins will tip or tilt with the door or base and then be withdrawn beneath the surface thereof, substantially as described. Y

6. In a rod or wire coiling device, the combination of a tilting iioor or base which occupies a horizontal position while the rod or wire bundle is being coiled thereon, a frame or spider having operating connections for normally supporting the base or floor in a horizontal position, and having a series of pins for projecting therethrough to form a core or mandrel, and means for controlling said connections to permit the base or floor to tip down to an inclined position, and for withdrawing said pins, substantially as described.

7. A rod or wire coiling device consisting of a movable base, a frame or spider carrying a series of pins projecting through the same, a stop for limiting the movement of the base, and connections arranged to incline the same until the same strikes the stop and then to withdraw the pins, substantially as described.

8. A rod or wire coiling device.consisting of a hinged base, a frame or spider supporting said base, and havinga series of pins projecting therethrough, and a pistonv connected to incline said base and withdraw said pins, substantially as described.

9. A rod or wire ceiling device consisting of a hinged base, a spider or frame having pins projecting therethrough, and mounted on a shaft projecting down therefrom, a stop for the base, an arm mounted on the pivot of the base, and connected by a link to the spider, and a piston connected by a link to said arm, substantially as described.

10. In a rod or wire ceiling device, the combination with a base upon which the rod or wire bundle iscoiled, and hinged at one edge, means for holding said base in a horizontal position, and for releasing it to tilt to an inclined position, of a core or mandrel around which the rod or wire bundle is coiled, movable in said base, and means for sliding or withdrawing said core or mandrel beneath the face of the base, and for raising it above said face, and raising the base into its horizontal posit-ion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR E. EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

LoUIs W. SOUTHGATE, JEROME R. GEORGE. 

